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Before and after mugs attached.
No, I didn't lose a bet.
That seems to be most people's assumption recently when they see me without the furious mane I'd been growing out for about the past three years. Until Sunday, that is, when I had it sheared down close to my scalp.
The real reason I cut my hair is that I just got tired of the hassle. Showers were an ordeal; it got in my mouth when I ate; and I was spending something like $15 on conditioner every month. I don't think I have to tell you how much beer you could get for that amount of money. But I will -- 33 cans of Pabst.
However, the tired-of-the-hassle argument doesn't seem to have satisfied a lot of people. They want there to have been a profound or traumatic reason. One person asked me if I was in mourning. I did think about submitting an obituary to the paper for my locks, but that would have cost a whole $20 (43.7 cans of Pabst). So, to satisfy their imaginations, I've come up with this list of other reasons I cut my hair. Pick the one you like best and just pretend that's why I did it.
- I got tired of people asking what I would look like with a ponytail.
- I'm planning a trip overseas next year and thought that if my passport photo looked more clean cut, I'd lower my chances of a cavity search.
- I had no greater desire than to spend an entire week hearing all my co-workers ask "Hey, who's the new guy?" when they walked into the office.
- I needed to change my appearance so I could hide out because the Kent State people are after me for referring to the local campus as "the branch" in my last column.
- I donated it to make wigs for cancer patients. Actually, I don't think it was long enough for that, and I think it was too unruly to make a wig anyone would want, unless they wanted a clown wig.
- I donated it to a retrosexual. Now, before you start accusing me of making up words, let me point out a recent Newsweek piece on the subject chronicling a male trend away from the groomed-and-coiffed metrosexual look and toward brawniness.
You've no doubt heard of people who take skin from elsewhere on their bodies and graft it to their heads to turn the tide of baldness. Because, of course, nothing restores a man's dignity like sewing part of his butt to his head.
Anyway, now, according to this Newsweek article, some men are taking hair from their heads and grafting it onto their faces, chests and stomachs. Another man in the same Newsweek article got a nose job, only to turn right around and get another one to make his schnoz bigger and more masculine.
If big noses and chest hair are going to become the latest ideal for male appearances, it's only a matter of time before I'm discovered by a modeling agency. Plus, I've got some Italian cousins they'd go crazy over.
- If I hadn't cut my hair, the presidential campaign would have made me rip it out.
- I needed a column topic.
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Shu Lea Cheang, Brandon, Bigdoll interface, 1998
In 1998, the Guggenheim Museum launched its first web-based art commission, Shu Lea Cheang's Brandon. Over the course of a year, the collaborative, dynamic piece would look at the complexity of gender, sexuality, and identity through the life and death of Brandon Teena/Teena Brandon, a Nebraska youth who was raped and murdered after his biological sex as a woman came to light in 1993.
Oft-cited in new media art history as one of the first widely recognized pieces of net art, the Brandon site has been offline for the last year or so; the Guggenheim plans to restore the work in the very near future.
I spoke to the artist about Brandon, 14 years after its launch:
YH: How did you first come to conceptualize Brandon? What were the circumstances for its commission?
SLC: Brandon was conceived at a time that I moved from actual space to cyber/virtual, claiming myself a cyber-nomad. It was around the mid-90s, and there was high hope for a super-highway, for a virtual world where race/gender does not matter any more. (I think it was the ad copy of MCI communications?). Meanwhile, two articles came out at Village Voice, one about Brandon Teena's rape/murder case by Donna Minkowitz and the other Julian Dibbell's A Rape in Cyberspace. I had been experimenting with boundary crossing between the actual (state/nation) and virtual (anonymous/avatars), which needed to take up a durational performative format.
By 1995, I wrote out a proposal which was to be a one-year web narrative project following my feature film Fresh Kill (1994). At the time, I guess it was unusual to conceive a durational web work, to be unfolded by episodes, by staged virtual performance 'events' supported by actual space installation. At the time, David Ross was the director of the Whitney Museum. He had the vision to expand the museum into cyberspace. Curator John Hanhardt (who has exhibited three of my major works: color schemes (a solo show in 1990), Those Fluttering Objects of Desire (1993, Whitney Biennial), and Fresh Kill (1995, Whitney Biennial)) took up the curation of Brandon. By 1998, Hanhardt had moved to the Guggenheim Museum and took Brandon with him. At the Guggenheim, Matthew Drutt, Associate Curator for Research, helped realize the curatorial admist the Guggenheim's venture into the virtual museum with Asymptote Architects...

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In 2000, Shannon O'Donnell drove across Indiana in a 1971 Ford LTD Country Squire station wagon. While traveling on the interstate, she nearly ran out of gas, forcing her to stop in Portage Creek, where she got into a minor car accident with a Ford Mustang. (VOY: "11:59")
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View more videos at: http://nbcphiladelphia.com.
Three mothers campaigning for the right to breast-feed in public say they were harassed by security guards while nursing inside a mall.
Diana Hitchens, Autumne Murray and Jessica Hitchens staged a "nurse-in" at the Hollister store at the Concord Mall in Wilmington, Del., on Saturday.
The protest was a response to an alleged incident at a mall in Houston, Texas, in which a mother claimed a Hollister manager threw her out for breast-feeding inside the store.
View more videos at: http://nbcdfw.com.
According to Delaware state law, women are allowed to breast-feed in any public or private location.
Read more stories at NBC10.com
The mothers carried posters which read, "Hey Hollister, my baby has a right to eat. It's the law," as well as "Normalize breast-feeding in public. Do you eat in public? Why shouldn't our babies?"
"We walked through the store and the employees asked if we needed help with anything," said Diana Hitchens of Elkton, Maryland. "We were actually nursing as we were walking through the store."
But moments after they staged a sit-in, mall security arrived.
"Two security guards walked up to us," said Autumne Murray of Elkton, Maryland. "They started questioning us and asking us why we were exposing ourselves and saying that we needed to leave or cover up. We got in an argument with them about it for a little bit and then they left."
From NBCDFW.com: Battle over breastfeeding
When mall security returned, they brought along a Delaware State Trooper who was on routine patrol, according to state police.
"He was asking if we were exposing ourselves saying that the security guards said we were exposing ourselves and that we could be kicked out of the mall if we didn't cover up," Murray added.
Delaware State Police told NBC10 they are considering the incident a "civil matter" between the three women and the mall.
Concord Mall security and customer service employees referred NBC10 to their superiors who return to work on Monday, and asked reporters to leave the parking lot.


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Does the Mona Lisa have a twin sister? For years, art historians thought a second version of Leonardo Da Vinci's famous painting was a copy created years after the original. But now that the painting has been restored, it appears it may have been painted at the same time — and in the same room — as its more famous sibling.
This junior Mona Lisa, which featured a blacked-out background prior to its restoration lives at the Prado in Madrid. The museum's conservators had long believed the painting was a much younger copy of the Mona Lisa, but after comparing infrared images of the Prado Mona Lisa with similar images of the painting at the Louvre, they realized that the paintings' underdrawings were strikingly similar. This indicates that the Prado Mona Lisa was most likely composed at the same time as Da Vinci's, probably by a student carefully studying his master's great work in progress.
So what is the significance of this twin Mona Lisa? Well, Da Vinci's original has been obscured over the centuries, and some of its details are difficult to make out. The restored copy has already offered historians insights into the original composition, giving us a better sense of how the original painting might have looked when it was fresh off the easel.
The Prado will be placing its Mona Lisa copy on display in mid-february.
Prado's Mona Lisa Copy May Have Been Made in Tandem With Original [NY Times via TDW]


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Students brainstorm a list of modern news sources and from previous centuries. Groups then research one of these sources and create a timeline showing the evolution of news.
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At Del Mar Fans & Lighting, we are a company dedicated to providing our customers with high-quality products and superior customer service. As an online ceiling fan and lighting distributor, we realize the impact our products can have on the environment. In an effort to be more eco-friendly, we want to convince you to make the energy-saving switch to LED light bulbs.
Replace your old, energy guzzling light bulbs with newer, more energy efficient LED light bulbs. Why? Because not all light bulbs are created equal. Not only will making this small switch save you money by reducing your monthly electricity bill, but it will also help reduce overall energy waste and light pollution, which are detrimental to our planet. Switching to energy efficient light bulbs such as LEDs:
- Saves you about $6 a month in electricity costs
- Uses about 75% less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and last much longer
- Produces about 75% less heat, reducing energy costs associated with home cooling and making them, overall, safer options
Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
One of best places to start saving and reducing greenhouse gases is by choosing the right lighting options for your living space or office. With so many different ways to light your home, choosing an LED bulb will help start you on the path to greenhouse gas reduction.
Why Choose LED Light Bulbs?
LED or Light Emitting Diode bulbs contain no hazardous material and are extremely energy efficient as well as highly durable. These light bulbs give of little to no heat, are known for having a long lifespan, and are available in a variety of different shapes, including a-type. Dimming, pre-set timing, and light sensing are just a few of the great lighting options that are available with LED light bulbs.


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Savannah Coffee Roasters
*As seen on page 144 of South's October/November DineSouth Issue
"Serving more than just your morning coffee, this century old roasting company will win you over 7 days a week with their brunch, cafe and bistro menus, plus weekly events!"
Established in 1909, is an integral part of the culture of downtown Savannah. Nowhere else in Savannah can you enjoy authentic French Croissants with a delicious award winning coffee - the Captain's Choice. Not only do they provide locals and tourists with their vital morning caffeine, but they nourish us 7 days a week with their delicious Brunch, Cafe and Bistro menus. Come enjoy this airy cafe and sit back with a glass of Pinot and a bowl of French Dip, a Classic Club, or a Roasted Turkey with Cranberry Pesto Sandwich! Their bistro dinner meals, like the Pork Bahn Mi sandwich and Mustard Braised Pork Medallion featured above, are not to be missed! Be sure to attend their weekly murder mystery dinner, an improvised show put on by the Odd Lot Improv Team every Friday night at 6:30pm, and enjoy a delicious three course dinner meal at the same time!
215 W. Liberty St., Savannah, GA
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Gary L. Davis to Leslie Anne Davis and Mary Craig Davis, 15.7 acres at 7013 Free Union Road, gift.
Weston Development LC to Sarah H. and W. Herbert Crowder III, 4436 Redwood Lane, Walnut Hills, $687,000.
Nancie D. and Raymond S. Webster to Stephen J. and Sandra S. Blair, 330 Dover Road, Carrsbrook, $264,000.
Jill Fredrickson to Nicholas T. Stuart, unit in Turtle Creek condominiums, $128,000.
Michael L. Cesta and Lisa A. Fall to Lyda Y. McArthur, 12 Ednam Village Street, Ednam Village, $387,500.
Karl G. Modery to Geoffrey A. and Marcia N. Frampton, 7.839 acres at 3955 Taylor's Mountain Farm Lane, $220,000.
Anne V. Higgins to Jeffrey and Gail Barnett, 977 Warwick Court, Stonehenge, $147,500.
Edwin J. and Kimberly S. Tisdale to Marcia P. White, 1263 Fox Crest Way, Foxcroft, $254,900.
Haley Chisholm & Morris Inc. to Scott E. and Renee M. Mandell, 8.43 acres at 1149 Simmons Gap Road, Dyke, $510,000.
Leroy R. Hamlett Jr., Trustee, to George L. Durham Jr., 5001 Madison Court, gift.
Jen Shih Lee to Charlotte H. Ramsey, Trustee, parcel in Greentree, $147,000.
Darryl M. Johnson to Glenmore Associates Ltd., 1.029 acres in Glenmore, $176,000.
R.D. Wade Builder Inc. to Nancy F. Bourne, 3315 Turnberry Circle, Springridge at Forest Lakes, $234,950.
Linda M. Czumak to Albert L. and Linda K. Jones, 2583 Kendalwood Lane, Kendalwood Forest, $363,000.
Glenmore Associates Ltd. to R. D. Wade Builder Inc., parcel in Glenmore, $153,000.
George N. and Elizabeth M. Luzaich to Charles W. and Faye F. Biggs, 1617 Cool Spring Road, Townwood, $136,500.
William S. and Elizabeth B. Bradley to Christopher T. Anderson, 1290 Mapleview Drive, Willow Drive, $174,000.
RJR LC to Medallion Enterprises LLC, two lots at Highlands at Mechums River, $130,000.
Janet M. Maupin to William A. Marshall Jr., 0.878 acres at 1761 Airport Road, $350,000.
GTF Homes LLC to Douglas B. Ford and Deena R. Hurwitz, 2.112 acres at 4913 Miller Road, Earlysville, $273,140.22.
Kevin and Jill McLaughlin to Eleanore F. Walker, Trustee, 1310 Allister Greene, LeParc, RiverRun, $172,100.
Eleanore F. Walker, Trustee, to William R. Burrowbridge, 1310 Allister Greene, LeParc, RiverRun, $194,900.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc. to Josh and Denise Wall, 1979 Shadybrook Trail, Springridge, $339,950.
Roslyn Ridge Office LLC to Planned Parenthood of the Blue Ridge, 0.6756 acres on State Route 743, 2964 Hydraulic Road, $965,000.
Steve L. and Cathlene L. Pelletier to Ricardo and Danielle Burgos, 3208 South Chesterfield Court, Chesterfield subdivision, $277,000.
Steven J. and Karen L. Allen to Karen L. Allen, unit in Four Seasons condominiums, 6 Spring Court, gift.
Joseph J. Saunders III to Alan D. Zigler, lot in Willoughby, $120,000.
Earl H. Burton, Trustee, to Kostich Construction Inc., lot in Deerwood subdivision, $50,400.
Marjorie R. Crispell to Keith V. Mabee, Trustee, unit in Huntington Court condominiums, $280,000.
Craig Enterprises Inc. to Steven L. and Terri L. Moore, 1551 Jarman Lake Road, Grayrock, Crozet, $257,856.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc. to Harold L. and Pamela L. Hindman, 1118 Rustic Willow Lane, Willoughby, $229,950.
Anthony S. and Rebecca Sue Birckhead, to CMH Homes Inc., 5.0 acres at 4106 Watts Passage, $102,106.21.
Fillmore Builders Inc. to Thomas M. and Michelle A. Cruz, 2402 Pendower Lane, Glenmore, $579,000.
Susan J. Duncan to Susan G. Mills, 1190 Trillium Road, Earlysville, $219,000.
Mildred W. Robinson to Timothy W. Weber and Deborah J. Luzynski-Weber, 540 Arrowhead Court, Earlysville, $559,500.
Deborah Jo Lyzynski-Weber to Mildred W. Robinson, 111 Georgetown Green, $190,000.
Driftwood Group LLC to Elizabeth C. McConnell and Robert A. Wilson III, 79 acres at 1101 Rich Lane, $475,000.
Foxwood Forest LLC to Church Hill Development Co., 2.251 acres in Foxwood Forest, $119,900.
Foxwood Forest LLC to Church Hill Development Co., 2.118 acres in Foxwood Forest, $99,900.
David W. Munn to David A. and Bonnie F. Carey, 839 Tilman Road, $275,000.
David J. Nespeco and Jennifer A. Dempsey to Jennifer A. Dempsey, unit in Overlook condominiums, 336 South Pantops Drive, $23,151.
Louis S. and Donna J. Szabo to H. Kent Wilson, 1507 Westfield Court, Wynridge, $171,000.
Shea L. Farrar and Moriah R. Tolton to John S. Koski, 8,712 sq. ft. at 324 East Main Street, Scottsville, $30,000.
K. C. and Jean C. Darby to James A. and Bridgett K. King, 2255 Boonesville Road, $817,500.
F&P Enterprises LC to Karen D. Spradlin and Carol A. and Andrew Jackson Mills, 25.743 acres at 8766 Chestnut Grove Road, $50,000.
Property Maintenance Services Inc. to Stacey Ann and Jerry Lee Dudley Jr., 5.0 acres on Broad Axe Road, $66,000.
VanDerLinde Housing Inc. to Randall B. Ellis and Christi Wilson, 4922 Lake Tree Lane, Western Ridge, $335,750.
Church Hill Development LLC to Yvonne T. Griffin and Mary Ann Barnes, Trustees of Ridgewood Lane Trust, 4777 Dick Woods Road, Murray subdivision, $150,000.
Michael B. and Lilia P. Allen to Michael A. and Sharon R. Davis, 1666 Old Brook Road, Raintree, $269,000.
Michael and Judith E. Sadler to Margaret H. and H. Clark Bates III, 4.208 acres at 550 Hedgerow Lane, $595,000.
Martha Lee Reynolds to Timothy A. and Susan P. Weathersbee, 22.840 acres in Scottsville magisterial district, $125,000.
Earl H. Burton, Trustee, to James B. Spence III, Trustee, lot in Deerwood, $55,000.
Charles Ciaccio to Quintin L. and Marie H. Philips, 5.662 acres at 4155 Mt. Alto Road, $25,500.
Institute of Textile Technology to Ivy Road Properties LLC, 9.2 acres on State Route 250 West, $6,600,000.
Estate of Robert G. Burnet to Edith B. Firth, lot near Lake Albemarle, $800.
Betty H. Graham to Robert and Julia Nalle, lot in Ashmere, $54,000.
Evie H. and Robert B. Thompson Jr. to Eric and Rosemary Birkholz, 3067 Amberfield Trail, Forest Lakes, $296,500.
Richard K. and Caryn L. Covill to Daria T. Okugawa and Lawrence B. Goldstein, 337 Copper Hill Drive, Mill Creek, $239,500.
S. Vernon Priddy III, Executor, to Weather Hill Homes Ltd., 2.77 acres, $525,000.
George W. Payne Jr. to Gregory I. and Judy L. Payne, parcel at 6263 Turkey Sag Road, Keswick, gift.
Wade Apartments LLC to Vega Development Corp., unit in Sachem Village, $1,064,000.
David W. Marshall to John T. and Lisa D. Peterson, 2.004 acres at 646 Allen Road, Earlysville, $180,000.
Raul Martinez to Jason H. and Christian L. Steinmetz, 908 Royer Drive, Willoughby, $198,500.
A.M. Nichols, Trustee, to MGR Development Corp., lot in Fontana, $129,000.
Weston Development Co. LC to Herman C. and Carol A. Demme, 3910 Creekwood Place, Walnut Hills, $648,197.
Theodore Z. Weitzner to Robert B. Toplin, .639 acres, $4,500.
John C. Hill to Lori A. Cwalina, 1600 Stoney Creek Drive, $202,000.
J. Patrick Perkins to Howard b. Craddock, 1880 River Inn Lane, Gardencourt Townhouses, $154,000.
Elizabeth H. Stargell to John E. Hamner, 5.0 acres at 6680 Green Creek Lane, Schuyler , gift.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc. Roger Henderson, 5463 Hilltop Street, Springridge at Forest Lakes, $277,950.
William L. Jobes to Werner Hambsch, 1286 Clifden Greene, LeParc, RiverRun, $162,000.
William H. Robinson, Trustee, to Craig T. Murphy, 928 King William Drive, $470,000.
Michael D. Rabin to John H. Carrington, 2300 Rocky Run, Waverly, $429,500.
Lori S. Thomas to J. Patrick Perkins, 1149 Raintree Drive, $241,000.
Phyllis M. McKee to Swisher Land Enterprises, parcel in Springfield subdivision, $167,000.
Jen Shih Lee to Samir Mukic, 204 Greentree Park, Greentree, $144,100.
Institute of Textile Technology to Ivy Road Properties LLC, 9.2 acres on State Route 250 West, $6,600,000.


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Intercostal retractions occur when the muscles between the ribs pull inward. The movement is most often a sign that the person has a breathing problem.
Intercostal retractions are a medical emergency.
Retractions of the chest muscles
The wall of your chest is flexible. This helps you breathe normally. Stiff tissue called cartilage attaches your ribs to the breast bone (sternum).
The intercostal muscles are the muscles between the ribs. During breathing, these muscles normally tighten and pull the rib cage up. Your chest expands and the lungs fill with air.
Intercostal retractions are due to reduced air pressure inside your chest. This can happen if the upper airway (trachea) or small airways of the lungs (bronchioles) become partially blocked. As a result, the intercostal muscles are sucked inward, between the ribs, when you breathe. This is a sign of airway obstruction. Any diseases or condition that causes a blockage in the airway will cause intercostal retractions.
Seek medical attention right away if intercostal retractions occur. This can be a sign of airway blockage obstruction, which can quickly become life threatening.
Also seek medical care if the skin, lips, or nailbeds turn blue, or if the person becomes confused, drowsy, or is hard to wake up.
In emergency situations, the health care team will first take steps to help you breathe. You may receive oxygen, medicines to reduce swelling, and other treatments.
When you can breathe better, the doctor or nurse will examine you and ask questions about your medical history and symptoms, such as:
Tests that may be done include:
Watts KD, Goodman DM. Wheezing, bronchiolitis, and bronchitis. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 383.
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Neisha v videospotu Zvezdni prah
Ponedeljek, 17. februar 2014
Neisha se rada igra, spreminja vloge in podobe
In ker je Neisha pač Neisha in ker je nekaj posebnega in ker je in vesoljka in kavbojka, bo tokrat njena glasbena pot začinjena še z zvezdnim prahom.
»Zvezdni prah« je lahko marsikaj, sploh, če imamo bogato domišljijo, tokrat pa gre za naslov pesmi, ki se že vrti in to zelo vrti na naših radijskih postajah (ob tej priložnosti se zahvaljujemo za podporo) in za nov videospot, ki je drugačen od Neishinih videospotov, videnih doslej.
Videospot bo namreč del diplomske naloge na ALUO, zato je avtor, režiser Marko Maag zasnoval celotno umetniško delo, ves koncept, od ideje, animacij do fotografij, skratka umetniško delo v celoti. Neisha seveda igra glavno vlogo, zvesta steampunku in futurizmu.
Zvezdni prah - album Za vesoljke in kavboje
(Neisha, D. Radičevič/Neisha/Neisha, D.Radičević)
Neisha (real name Neža Buh), born on January 5, 1982 in Ljubljana, is a Slovenian pianist and pop singer. Being born into a music family, Neža's music talent were noticed during her childhood so she entered a music school (first in Cerkno, then in Škofja Loka) and continued at Ljubljana's High School of Music and Ballet. As she was very successful at several contests in piano music and solfeggio, the school awarded her a prestigious Škerjanc award in 2003. In 2000 she became a student of the Music Academy in Ljubljana. Besides the classical music she collaborated with many commercial pop and rock artists (among others Terrafolk, Big Foot Mama) as an arranger, backup vocalist or keyboard player etc. Her solo career started in 2005. Her first single, Planet za zadet (English version of this song was titled Straight to the Moon), was very well received among radio audience and due to great interest her first album, simply named Neisha, was released two weeks earlier than initially planned. During its first week ...Več
Pink Floyd are a psychedelic/progressive rock band formed in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom in 1965. Pink Floyd is one of rock's most successful and influential acts, having sold over 200 million albums worldwide and with 74.5 million certified units in the United States, making them one of the best-selling artists of all time. Currently the band consists of David Gilmour (vocals, guitar) and Nick Mason (drums). The band's classic lineup was Roger Waters (vocals, bass), David Gilmour (vocals, guitar), Rick Wright (organ, keyboards, vocals) and Nick Mason (drums). Gilmour was brought into the band in 1968 to replace the band's founder, singer, guitarist and songwriter Syd Barrett, who had become increasingly erratic and departed from the band a few months after Gilmour's addition. The band became known for their advancements in the genres of psychedelic rock and progressive rock music, philosophical lyrics, avant-garde compositions, sonic experimentation, innovative ...Več
Action was born and raised in Flushing, Queens. He is of Albanian descent. He used to be a respected fire-flame gourmet chef in New York City, but gave up cooking for a rap career and still frequently raps about food in his songs. He has gained notoriety lyrically and stylistically resembling to rapper Ghostface Killah (who he collaborated with, along with friend, and fellow rapper Termanology on a song called "Meteor Hammer" on Wu-Tang Clan's 2011 album Legendary Weapons). In an interview with HipHopDX, he was asked about how it was to sound like him, and he responded with, "Yeah, I mean at the end of the day, it's all good because Ghostface Killah is one of the best rappers alive, so if I sound similar to the best rapper alive then that is fine. To me there is no comparison; he is a legend and I am a newcomer. If I would try and emulate with anyone it would be Kool G Rap, he is the person I look up to the most. I am not upset but at the end of the day I am my own person and no one can take that away from me." He released his debut studio ...Več
Olivia Chaney (born 1982) is an English folk singer, pianist, guitarist, harmonium player and songwriter. Her debut solo album, The Longest River, came out in 2015. She featured heavily in Alasdair Roberts's 2013 album A Working Wonder Stone.Več
Monroe was born on September 10, 1986 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Growing up, her parents played songs by the Eagles and Lynyrd Skynyrd, so her country rock roots started early, and she was already taking piano lesson before she turned seven. At age 11, she won a talent contest in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee (home of Dolly Parton's resort "Dollywood"), singing "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart." She subsequently found steady work performing in a theater in Pigeon Forge. A couple year later, her father gave Monroe her first guitar, and she began writing her own songs. But tragedy struck when her father died from cancer in 2000. While still grieving over their loss, Monroe and her mother continued on with their lives and moved to Nashville so she could pursue her career in music. After a year in Nashville, she gained a publishing deal as a songwriter, which led to a record contract with Columbia Records' Nashville division. Working with producer Mark Wright, she recorded her debut album, Satisfied. In 2006, the title ...Več


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I just seemed to run into this with 184.108.40.206 so I updated both the client and the server to 188.8.131.52.1.
I can connect to the vnc server and see the screen, however I cannot control anything at all. There are TWO PC's that have 220.127.116.11.1 and I can view either of them, but not control them. From those TWO PC's they can also view each other, but not control them either. I'm not sure what happened but here is a series of events that occurred.
VNC 188.8.131.52 was installed and working. Everything was A OK! Remotely, I went into the VNC admin properties, and here I lost all control. SO I disconnect and reconnect and now the authentication is rejected. Did some trials and it seems every time I enter the admin properties, the authentication will always be rejected, unless I highlight the password field and retype it.
Now after resetting the password, I can connect, but I can no longer control the vnc server. So then I updated to 18.104.22.168.1 on both servers and also the client.
I rebooted and STILL cannot control either of the VNC servers.
ALL three computers in question (the client and two servers) are Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. VNC is running as a service. Also after rebooting, the VNC password (while appears masked in admin properties) NEVER works.
I need to get these working to deploy them in our organization. We use VNC for remote support, so I need to be able to control on these computers if someone calls with an issue.


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(Pocket-lint) - The TomTom Go Live 825 sits at the bottom of the Go Live range of GPS devices from market leaders TomTom, but don't let that fool you. It has more to offer than the Via and Start models and comes packed with plenty of treats. But do you need something so advanced? It is really worth paying £200 plus for a GPS unit when you can get basic navigation on your phone?
We took the Go Live 825 on a quick 1000-mile jaunt to France and back to see how it faired.
The TomTom Go Live 825 features a 5-inch resistive screen that has a matte coating so you can see it when it's bright in your car. The design, like previous models, is slim and simple. The windscreen sucker has been designed to fold in to the back of the device, meaning it can be folded flat; handy for glove compartments.
Having the sucker designed in this way is beneficial because you wont forget or lose the sucker. It's a pain if you want to fit the TomTom in your jacket pocket though. While it certainly isn't as big as Satnavs of the past, the combination of that 5-inch screen and the sucker, which isn't detachable, means that you'll notice if you put it in a trouser pocket of a pair of combats.
There's a power button around the back and a micro USB charging socket. And that's it. Settings and other options are all managed through the touchscreen. That's both good and bad. What's good is that the user interface is really easy to use, it's bad because it's a resistive screen that's nowhere near as responsive as your mobile phone. At times, we found ourselves pressing the screen hard to get it to respond.
TomTom is all about getting you to where you want to go with minimal fuss and minimal button presses. Turn the device on and you are presented with a map. Press anywhere on the map and you are asked to "Navigate to:" your destination.
Here there are a number of options; Home (set by you, although we'd recommend that you don't set it to your actual address in case a a thief nicks your car and then decides to break in to your house too), favourites, an address with postcode support of course and recent destinations. You can also perform a Google local search, for a point of interest, one of the great features of the live functionality. You can also opt for a point on a map, latitude and longitude co-ordinates, a spoken address or position of a previous stop.
There isn't an excuse in not being able to type in or speak an address of where you want to go. On the whole, the navigation and mapping suggestions where very good, but not perfect.
For example TomTom refused to acknowledge the existence of the Channel Tunnel, suggesting that we go via boat to France even when we were in the Tunnel car park. Very Annoying.
Once you have entered your final destination the TomTom Go Live 825 gets to work mapping out a possible route. Depending on how far that is will depend on how quick the answer appears. Our road trip to Tricolore country (La Rochelle) took some time to work out (understandably), but a quick trip 60 minutes down the road is almost instant.
Before you get to say "yes" to the route, you can check it out to see whether you agree. This will show you more detailed, step-by-step instructions, a map of the route and current traffic. You can even change elements of the route, should you wish to take in some local points of interest.
One feature we did like was the ability of the TomTom to remember were you were last with the GPS and therefore plot the route from that address. This allows you to get started before it detects a GPS signal. For this feature to work though, you have to use the TomTom all the time, regardless of whether you know where you are going or not.
Back to the route screen; you'll be given the length of your journey, any details about accidents on the way, thanks to HD Traffic, and how far it is. You'll also get to see what the weather is like at the destination, if that's important to you -and if you're British, it jolly well should be.
Because the route changes depending on what time you are leaving, you can also set the departure time to see what difference it makes, only, however, in 15 minute increments. You can also plan a route in advance, but that's tucked away in a menu elsewhere. When you're en route you'll notice that the screen is clear and easy to understand even though there is plenty of information fighting for your attention.
At the bottom of the screen is the main body of information – speed, next turn, time you'll arrive and the remaining journey time. As this is a LIVE model you'll also get HD Traffic, and that dominates the right hand side of the screen keeping you up-to-date about any multi-car pile-ups on the M25.
The TomTom Go Live 825 also has Lane Assist and all the usual TomTom software gems like Live Services that give you map corrections, Speed cameras, Google Local Search and Weather.
HD Traffic
We've talked about HD Traffic a lot on Pocket-lint before and it's what makes the TomTom GPS units stand out from the crowd. For those not sure what it is or what it does, it automatically tracks traffic on your route and then helps you avoid it by automatically re-routing you around the problem.
If you live in France, and use the autoroutes, traffic will be alien to you. If, however, you fancy a quick drive down to Southampton you may find it ends in tears and hours in the car just because someone has flipped their caravan on the M27.
Major traffic instances that will add a couple of minutes to your journey are shown on screen with a small icon to give you an idea of what they are – roadworks, heavy traffic, etc. It also lets you know how far you've got before you hit that traffic.
If your journey suddenly becomes slower than an alternative, TomTom tells you and then asks or can automatically re-route you. We've seen the magic in action and have to say that it's lovely, although at times can be a little disconcerting.
HD Traffic is a paid service although the TomTom Go Live 825 comes with the first year free. It's worth remembering this, as Android phones have Google maps navigation, which also has superb live traffic information.
Battery and Bluetooth
That big screen, constant data connection for traffic and live services (all included in the yearly subscription cost) means that the battery isn't terribly good. You'll get about two hours if you want to keep your car free of cables to the cigarette lighter.
One of the other things that helps those two hours go even quicker is having Bluetooth for handsfree calling. You can pair your phone so you can talk away to your hearts content without breaking the law. Disappointingly people we phoned on the device said that the quality wasn't great. Our in-car handsfree device wins over the Tom-Tom any day. What we did like, however, was that you can set the Go Live 825 to automatically answer the call after a preset time to save having to dig your phone out of your pocket. Just don't forget the charging cable.
At £220 the 825 isn't a cheap purchase. What you are really paying for is the ability to use the live services. That sounds like a steep price to pay for two extra features, but they are very much worth it, especially if you do a lot of driving.
The HD Traffic has saved our bacon plenty of times over the course of our driving, so it would be churlish of us not to recommend it. We also love the Google live search, especially when you're hungry with a moaning family demanding a trip to Little Chef.
What the Go Live 825 gives you though is a very good, very easy to use GPS that will get you to the ball on time, every time – unless you plan to go via the Channel Tunnel.


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When I read Traci Gardner's Composing Cinquain Poems: A Quick-Writing Activity, I knew I had found just the right culminating activity for our unit on poetry and pattern writing. I also was looking for an activity that would allow for shared writing in partnerships. The lesson plan included helpful resources: Apple Graphic Organizer, Sample Cinquains handout, and Cinquain Reflections Worksheet.
One of the strengths of ReadWriteThink lessons is that they are so easy to modify for my particular class's needs. At first I divided the lesson into two class sessions, with the initial time used for reading many of the sample poems offered in the sample cinquain handout and for writing our own whole-class cinquain. We also decided on writing partnerships (some students preferred to work alone) and selected topics for the poems. I was really glad to see that several students wanted to try writing with a partner. I was interested to see how strong individual writers would be able to write together! The second session was devoted to writing the poems using my graphic organizer based on the Apple Graphic Organizer. The next day, students completed a self-assessment checklist and began their illustrations. All the students were engaged, successful, and eager to share. Their writing reflected what they had learned about describing words, action words, nouns, and working together. Thanks, ReadWriteThink!
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The more opportunities banks create to connect digitally with their clients, the greater the chance they have to inspire their brand loyalty, according to the final report in the 2012–2013 Futurewealth series.
The reports, sponsored by SEI, Standard Chartered Private Bank and Scorpio Partnership, are based on the views of 3,477 of the world's up-and-coming wealthy, who have an average net worth of $1.9 million.
The final report, "The Digital Future of Client Relationships," focuses on leading global brands that have been recognized for having successful digital marketing strategies and a strong following among Futurewealth customers.
It found that the brands that had embraced the multifaceted nature of digital relationships also had a greater influence on their customers' purchasing decisions.
Wealthier customers were more influenced by multichannel marketing than less affluent ones. For example, respondents with personal wealth of more than $4 million were 40% more likely to be influenced by a multichannel strategy from a bank than clients with wealth less than $500,000.
Yet, banks lagged other luxury providers in fostering digital connections with clients. Affluent owners of luxury cars, for example, found the digital marketing from those companies to have an importance of 6.6 out of 10 in their purchasing decision, compared with 5 out of 10 for banks.
Luxury car owners also graded the quality of ongoing digital contact with car companies at 7.1 out of 10 versus 5.9 among the wealthy clients of banks.
"Based on the collective findings of all four of the Futurewealth reports, it's obvious the banking and wealth management industry is making strides in using technology and digital communications, but not yet meeting the demands and interests of its clients," Joseph Ujobai, an SEI executive vice president, said in a statement.
"Technology integration and workflow management features available through today's wealth management platforms are certainly helping, but it's personal and online relationships that will close the gap between financial services and other industries. Wealth management providers need to recognize and concentrate on what drives the up-and-coming wealthy to select and commit to certain brands."
Wealthy clients from the Asia/Pacific region rated the ongoing digital contact from their banks slightly higher, with a grade of 6.6 out of 10. However, an evident need for improvement exists in Europe, where the ongoing digital performance rating was just 5.5 out of 10.
The paper also looks at the relationship between digital marketing strategies and brand loyalty.
This year's brand love index, measuring three dimensions of a customer's long-term relationship with a company (warmth, commitment and excitement), included only those firms that have been recognized for their digital marketing approach. It found that nearly all of them had increased their standing with customers and clients.
Banks increased their brand love most, with a 7.2% improvement since 2011.
However, luxury car companies once again stood out for inspiring the most brand love among their clients, with an average Brand Love score of 86 points, compared with 71 points among leading international banking brands.
The three previous reports in the Futurewealth series were "The Digital World of the Futurewealthy," "Stepping into the Communication Age" and "Helpful Investment Technology."


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Khawaja tipped to take Hussey's spot on Australian Test team
MICHAEL Hussey's retirement will leave a huge void to fill in the Australian middle order - the big question is, who will fill it?
The Test series in India will be followed by 10 back-to-back Ashes Tests and it won't be a job for the faint hearted in a line-up already missing the retired Ricky Ponting
With the rejuvenated Phil Hughes called in to take Ponting's place in the line-up, Queensland Bulls batsman Usman Khawaja should be first in line to get a crack at replacing Hussey.
Khawaja has played six Tests and was called into the Australian squad for the Boxing Day Test on standby for Michael Clarke while the skipper battled a hamstring complaint.
Hussey's younger brother David could also find himself in the frame, while Australia's Twenty20 captain George Bailey could be thrust into the limelight to try and fill the big shoes left by Mr Cricket.


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If I were to show you the tabs in the following pic without a description, would you recognize the websites to which they belong?
I would dare say that you would likely recognize them. Not due to the labels on the tabs, but quite possibly due to the icon on the tab.
Sometimes these icons are the logo for the respective site. Sometimes, it is just something that might be fun. In either case, it is something that helps brand the site in a fashion suitable to you. These little icons are called "favicons" and they are pretty easy to put in place.
If you haven't considered doing it, I think it would be worth the effort to create one. It is a means to brand your site. Here is a quick tutorial on how to do it.
I used a free website tool to create my favicon. You can find it here. The tool is appropriately called favicongenerator.
Prior to being asked how to create one, I had no clue what those little pics were called. Nor did I know how easy it was to create one. It took me a few minutes searching the internet to figure out what it was called (I think I started by searching for "tab icon internet"). Once I learned that it was called a favicon, it was easy to find instructions on how to create it. Now it should be just a bit easier.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Warning on Futures American Schools in Nasr City/Cairo Egypt Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Warning on Futures American Schools in Nasr City/Cairo Egypt Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Africa Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message choctawspiritJoined: 21 Nov 2004Posts: 6Location: Arizona, USA Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 8:39 am Post subject: Warning on Futures American Schools in Nasr City/Cairo Egypt I advise anyone considering teaching at Futures American Schools in Nasr City and/or Cairo, Egypt to beware of this school! This school, in no stretch of the imagination is anything like an "American School"! My wife (PhD) and I (M.S.) just resigned and left FAS after their multiple breaches of contract, paycheck shortage issues, work visa problems, health insurance problems, being robbed by students at the school, lack of student discipline and the never-ending broken promises (ad nauseum). Anyone who would like to know more about our experiences at FAS and/or Cairo please write me before you consider a contract with them. Back to top amintJoined: 12 Apr 2003Posts: 6Location: Texas Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2004 2:15 pm Post subject: FAS? I was wondering if the superintendant is still the same. I believe it was Michael something.....if you said it I would remeber instantly. I talked with him on the phone once and he sounded pleasant. I am shocked to hear this with FAS. This was one of the places that I hoped to secure employment. What else was wrong with them? Back to top choctawspiritJoined: 21 Nov 2004Posts: 6Location: Arizona, USA Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2004 7:39 pm Post subject: The original Director of FAS who interviewed and hired us was Michael Williams but he quit before we arrived in Egypt. After he quit, the school divided his responsibilities between three teachers (with no administration experience) who worked there although they were given no real authority. Basically, the school has no one that can make decisions except the owner and he, inconveniently, always seems to be out of the country (at least that's the excuse they always give). Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Africa Forum All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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Welcome! This is an open invitation to join in on my blogging event called, "Writer's Quote Wednesday" and Ronovan Writes' event called, "BeWoW" or "Be Writing on Wednesday." This is your chance to highlight your favorite author's quotes that give inspiration to you as a writer. Do you feel like your writing is getting stale? Are you looking for inspiration to keep writing? Then you have come to right spot!
Are you ready to join in?
All you have to do is find your favorite quote. Find something that truly speaks to you. This does not have to pertain just to writing. It can be any kind of quote as long as it made an impact on you. Then, write a post and include your quote.
There are no rules to follow. Either create your own sayings (because after all, we are all writer's here) or use a quote from a famous author that you find gives you inspiration. Just make sure that credit is given for other's work. You can use Fotoflexer or Picmonkey, or any other program that you wish to make your own images. Click the links to go to the programs.
Fellow blogger, Sacha Black has an excellent tutorial on how to make photo-quote images. Click here to learn how to make exciting images with your own photos and how to add words.
Each Wednesday, I will post the prompt and all you have to do is take part! You have from that Wednesday until the following Monday night to post your quotes. I will share your images on social media for added exposure. Beginning this week, as part of the Writer's Quote Wednesday post, I will include the links to the blogs that took part in last week's post. Time is of the essence in my writing and I find that I need every spare minute I can squeeze out of the day. I no longer have the time to do a separate post for the Wrap-up.
Copy the badge above and include it on your own post. Tag your post on your own blog as "Writer's Quote Wednesday," so we can find the posts in the reader. On your own blog post do a ping-back to THIS post and make sure to "like" or "comment" on everyone else's post. (A pingback is when you embed (or copy) the HTTP:// address of my weekly prompt into your own blog post).
Make sure to check my weekly prompt (this post) to see if your entry is there. You can copy the HTTP:// address of your blog post and include it in the comments section of my original weekly prompt if that works better for you.
Since Ronovan, from Ronovan Writes and I have joined forces he has been linking his #BeWoW blog share (Be Wonderful on Wednesday) now to include: Be Writing on Wednesday. If you would like to combine both posts, feel free to do so and link them to my post. I will make sure and add you to the quote wrap-up I do each Tuesday. Please make sure and check out Ron's blog for more writing inspiration and motivation!
First – Here's who joined in last week:
Chasing Life and Finding Dreams
Nagrij Writes the Hits You Never Knew Existed
This week, I must dedicate #WQW to Alan Rickman, of Harry Potter fame. His passing leaves another empty hole in my heart for a fine actor. His portrayal of Severus Snape will always be firmly rooted in my mind… "Always!"
Image credit: The Pensieve,
words by J. K. Rowling
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Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman was an English actor and director, known for playing a variety of roles on stage and screen, often as a complex antagonist. Wikipedia
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you like the new format. Please make sure to visit the writer's who shared their quotes, and don't forget to share your favorites! ❤


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Bought this for under a hundred bucks. The woman thought she got a lot of money for it too! We were both happy, so its a win-win! Turn of the century, maybe 1910-20, over a carat, old mine cuts. No marks at all though, so it must be American. Good thing I don't have a girlfriend to give this to, I like it too much


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Rosetta sees a living planet
Images and data taken just before closest approach were downloaded this morning, and they show the lights of North America in the night and a glowing Southern Hemisphere.
As Rosetta approached Earth, OSIRIS periodically imaged the Earth once every hour for 24 hours. The images from the green optical colour filter have been combined into a movie sequence. The images were taken beginning when Rosetta was 1.1 million km from Earth, until it came
The image above shows the illuminated crescent of Earth showing part of South America and Antarctica. This OSIRIS image was acquired with the the narrow-angle camera from a distance of
The lights of North American cities. Rosetta OSIRIS Imaging System's Narrow-Angle Camera image. The image was taken with a 10-s deep exposure at 05:44 CET. Some of the cities are clearly visible. Others like New York are covered by clouds, making the light diffuse.
A cloud-covered North America was captured at 14:03 UTC (15:03 CET), when Rosetta was at a distance of approximately 224 000 km from Earth's centre by Rosetta's navigation camera (navcam).
The navcam is used for precise determination of the orbit and optical visualisation. The output of the camera tells you where the centre of the object that is in the centre of the field of view is - it also gives physical parameters of the object.
The photos were taken to test the camera's operation with a large physical object. Previously, Steins was also imaged, but it is rather small (about 5 km across). Next year, the camera will be used to view Lutetia, which is much larger (about 95 km across). In the camera's field of view, Lutetia should appear about as large as Earth looks in these images.


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Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini warns Samir Nasri and Joe Hart
Roberto Mancini has accused Samir Nasri of resting on his laurels at Man City and warned Joe Hart he could be dropped.
Last Updated: 23/02/13 11:01am
City's Premier League title defence is fading fast and they could find themselves 15 points adrift of leaders Manchester United when they kick off against Chelsea on Sunday.
The Etihad Stadium side have taken just two points from their last three matches, with their 3-1 defeat at Southampton last time out particularly damaging.
Hart was culpable for Southampton's second goal on a shambolic day for City, while Nasri came in for stinging criticism from Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville in the wake of the derby defeat by Manchester United back in December.
Mancini feels the France international has been performing well below his top form and fears that the former Arsenal midfielder's work ethic has dipped in the wake of last season's dramatic title triumph.
"I think Samir has fantastic qualities," he told The Guardian. "With his quality, he should always play well. Every game he could be the difference. A player of this quality could be one of the best players in Europe. But it's not happening.
"Sometimes a player thinks it's enough what they did the year before and doesn't understand that every day they should improve.
"If you are a top player you know you can improve until the last day of your career but sometimes you get players who think it is not important to work and this is their worst mistake. Samir can do better than this year. He is a top player but he has not been playing at his level."
And Mancini has told Hart that he must also focus all his attention on football, otherwise the England No.1 will find himself on the bench at the Etihad Stadium.
"I believed in Joe when nobody else did," Mancini added. "I put him in the goal when everybody thought it was impossible that he could play ahead of Shay Given, who at that time was one of the best goalkeepers in Europe. I love Joe. If not, I wouldn't have put him in the team two years ago.
"But it's simple. If Joe continues to make mistakes, he goes on the bench.
"I've done it with Samir, (David) Silva and (Carlos) Tevez this season and it can happen with Joe. The problem is the goalkeeper makes a mistake, we have lost the game.
"Joe has the quality to be the best goalkeeper anywhere. He is the best goalkeeper in England but in the situation Manchester City are in, if you want to stay at the top, you need to work hard and think only about football. He needs to think only of his job and that is being a goalkeeper."


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text: boone Posted May 27, 2003 There is a cartoon, hanging in the Getz, with many of our past President's lookin rather short ...Hmmmmmm can't think of a better word to descirbe it...with the exception of Abraham Lincoln...but the rest of em look like they have been smashed ... Erica (my daughter) says it's a political cartoon...I still say they all look a little smashed The caption (above the cartoon) : What's Your Pleasure, Mr. President? Nixon His preference Scotch Garfield I wouldn't say no to a glass of Champagne Rhine wine or lager Grant Generaly speaking I like whiskey McKinley Don't mind if I do Cleveland A little Champaigne would suit the season Madison Wine if you have it, if not, I'll settle for punch Polk I don't drink Pierce Anything Taft Half a glass of Champagne punch, so long as there's plenty of lemon juice, sugar and club soda in it for digestion Taylor What's everybody else having? Lincoln A drop of Champagne please, just to be civil Coolidge Washington Maderia, Claret, Port or Chanpagne. I'm not fussy Teddy Roosevelt Cherry please Tyler A Mint Julep, please. Crush a few sprigs of mint with a spoon in a clean glass or silver cup. Rub the mint over the inside of the glass, then throw away. Fill the glass with finely cracked ice. Slowly pour in a measure of bourbon. Then add about two tablespoons of water in which a lump of sugar has been disolved. Do not stir for decoration set a few sprigs of fresh mint in the mouth of glass Truman Bourbon and branch Filmore I never touch the stuff Franklin Roosevelt I'll have an old fashioned, and down the Volstead Act. Muddle a lump of sugar, a dash of angostura bitters, and a splash of club soda in a old fashioned glass. Add a ice cube, a slice of orange, a couple of cherries, a twist of a lemon peel, a piece of pineapple, and about two ounces of whiskey. Top it off with a spash of club soda Jefferson The best wine you may have in your cellar, sir Arthur Wine Gentleman, but may I see the label Wilson maybe a scotch and soda, but let's keep it out of the press Jackson Well at my inaugural we had orange punch. The closest thing to it in this day, I suppose, would be to add the juice of 6 oranges to two pints of carbonated water, sweetened with sugar and put it in a punch bowl with 16 ounces of rum, two ounces of curacao, and a large piece of ice JFK A daiquiri thank you. Take six parts white label rum, two parts lime juice, one part sugar syrup. Shake with shaved ice or beat in mixer Adams My usual rum punch, please. Strain three cups of strong green tea over 1 and 1/2 pounds of white sugar until the sugar is dissolved. Add the juice of 6 lemons. The grated rind of three. One quart of Jamica rum and a quart of Brandy. Lyndon Johnson A little Scotch in moderation John Quincy Adams Sangaree, please. Simmer in water 8 cloves, a cinnamon stick, ten whole allspice, and some nutmeg for about twenty minutes. Strain and add 8 tablespoons of white sugar to the liquid. Cool: when ready to serve add four cups of a choice claret and pour over a block of ice in a punch bowl decorated with grapes and grape leaves. Monroe Something with a punch to it. Take the juice of 12 oranges, a gallon of catawba wine, a quart of Jamacia rum and a sufficiency of sugar. Should be mixed a day ahead of time. Andrew Johnson Tennessee Whiskey by choice Harding I'll have a whiskey or wine. Up the Volstead Act, down the hatch Hoover Did I hear a crash someplace? Eisenhower To the best of my knowlegde I like Coke Hayes Milk Van Buren Cherry if you please William Henry Harrison Hard Cider Buchanan Champagne. But only if it's the best Ford "Enjoys relaxing with a gin and tonic and a slice of lime" Carter A little Bourbon-in his tea Bettye Jo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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German Chancellor makes in-flight call to ISS
German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel spoke today with ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter, from Germany, via live link on board the International Space Station (ISS). The call was placed from ESA's Space Operations Centre (ESOC), in Darmstadt, Germany.
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T. Reiter speaks with J-J. Dordain (stream mp3)
Listen to ISS telephone call audio (German)
T. Reiter speaks with A. Merkel and R. Koch (stream mp3)
During this first "space-to-Earth" discussion between Mrs. Merkel and Reiter, the German head of government asked about Reiter's scientific programme while on board the ISS and his reaction to sleeping under zero gravity. She also took the opportunity to wish the three ISS crew members good luck in English, German and Russian.
Prime Minister Roland Koch of Germany's Hessen region, host region of the ESOC facility, and ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain also participated in the call, which began at 12:30 CEST and lasted about 20 minutes.
"Space exerts not only a great fascination but also provides via scientific experiments great value, in particular for research in the health and medical sector," said Chancellor Merkel.
She added that, "This visit to ESOC has demonstrated again that ambitious space programmes cannot be done by one country alone; international cooperation is of the utmost importance. Therefore, Germany will remain a constant and reliable partner in the European space programme."
Chancellor visits operations control facilities
Prior to today's in-flight call, Chancellor Merkel and Prime Minister Koch were guided on a tour of the ESOC operations centre by Gaele Winters, ESA Director of Operations and Head of ESOC. The visitors were shown dedicated control rooms and other site facilities from which 54 European satellites have been successfully operated.
The ESA director general and senior managers briefed the visitors on current and recent deep space, scientific and Earth observation missions including Huygens, which landed on Saturn's moon Titan, Mars Express, Venus Express, and Envisat, as well as future European solar exploration missions.
"It is a great honour and a pleasure to welcome Chancellor Angela Merkel and Hessen Prime Minister Roland Koch to ESOC for this in-flight call. Their visit demonstrates deep support for Thomas Reiter's ISS mission as a key element of Europe's human spaceflight programme, and is particularly significant for ESA's operations centre hosted in Germany," ESA Director General Dordain said.
Highlight: ISS in-flight call to Hessen-born ESA astronaut Reiter
The in-flight call came from ESOC in Darmstadt, located near Frankfurt, Reiter's birthplace. The astronaut was therefore keen to discuss the scientific objectives of his 6-month Astrolab mission with Chancellor Merkel and the prime minister of his home region. Chancellor Merkel holds a PhD in physics and is strongly interested in innovation, research and technology.
Their visit demonstrates deep support for Reiter's ISS mission and is particularly significant for ESA's operations centre hosted in Germany.
Reiter's Astrolab mission is the first long-duration mission by an ESA astronaut on the ISS and the science programme includes European experiments in biology, materials science and astrophysics. As of today's in-flight call, he will have just started his second week in space.
In addition to the science programme, Reiter's activities on board the ISS include regular crew duties and functions as well as an extra-vehicular activity (EVA), or spacewalk, currently scheduled for 3 August.
The Astrolab mission will enable Europe to gain experience and know-how in the operation of long-duration spaceflights in preparation for the addition of Europe's Columbus laboratory to the ISS in the second half of 2007.
ESOC: Europe's gateway to space
ESOC, the European Space Operations Centre, is ESA's operations control centre responsible for the control of all ESA satellites. Since 1967, it has successfully operated more than 50 missions, including Huygens, Venus Express, Mars Express, Rosetta, XMM-Newton, SMART-1 and Envisat. The main control room (MCR) and individual mission dedicated control rooms are linked to satellites via ESTRACK, ESA's worldwide network of ground tracking stations.
ESOC mission controllers are supported by a team of specialists working in flight dynamics, software and communications. ESOC operates satellites during their entire mission lifetime, carries out routine and corrective manoeuvres and conducts payload operations. The centre employs some 250 permanent staff and 550 contractors.


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Aero Spokes.
I'm still not quite used to the look. I am ecstatic about the durability of the wheel itself, though.
I found out that this wheelset is somewhat popular for cyclocross (and even comes on at least one decent 'cross bike from the factory) so I suppose I should finally quit cringing with every single seam in the pavement.
Monday, March 16, 2009
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- Sirrus Rider said...
Yeah, the new generation wheels take some getting used to. I was just getting comfortable with 32 spokes when the manufacturers started down this road of even fewer aero spokes and delta shaped rims.
- March 17, 2009 9:14 AM
Do you pull a trailer?
I found factory wheels adequate until I started pulling a bikes at work trailer with its 300# load limit.
Spokes were going off like firecrackers until I finally had the worlds heaviest bicycle wheel hand built for me!
- March 17, 2009 9:47 PM
- GhostRider said...
Kyseriums are some of the few Mavic rims that don't have a weight limit, too. I'm certainly interested to hear your long-term experiences with the wheels...and I do admit that they look funny juxtaposed against fenders and a rack. But, this ain't a fashion show, right? We use what works, no matter how "strange" it may appear.
- March 18, 2009 12:07 PM
- kG said...
It's awesome they're holding up well, man --- solid, solid wheels... I'm actually "sad" that I'm running the generator hub up front (especially considering hte advancements in LED *battery* lights lately) because I tihnk my steed would benefit from a little aero and lighter weight.... but not TOO light.
- April 12, 2009 7:17 PM
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The Game After garnering the No. 5 seed in the Big South Conference North Division, defending conference champion Liberty will square off with the South Division's No. 4 seed Winthrop, in the opening round of the 2014 VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Championship. The contest will take place on Wednesday inside Coastal Carolina's arena, The HTC Center in Conway, S.C. Tipoff is slated for noon with the contest airing live on the Big South Network. The winner will meet overall No. 1 seed High Point in the quarterfinals, Friday at noon on ESPN3. Liberty and Winthrop met once in the regular season on Feb. 4. Despite the contest being a close affair in the first 35 minutes, the Eagles used a 15-3 run in the final five to pull out the 73-62 decision. The Flames and Eagles have met five times in the Big South Championship, with Winthrop holding a 4-1 advantage in postseason play. The last postseason meeting between the two squads took place in Dale Layer's first season as Liberty's head coach, resulting in an 80-72 win for the Eagles inside the Winthrop Coliseum (March 2, 2010).
Big South Championship Notes - The Flames are making their 23rd appearance in the conference tournament. Liberty holds a 21-19 (.525) record all-time in the Big South Championship, with five finals appearances and three titles (1994, 2004 and 2013). - Two of Liberty's three 2013 Big South All-Tournament team members return to The HTC Center, this year. Davon Marshall led the Flames in scoring through last year's tournament, averaging 18.0 ppg. Marshall set a tournament record with 17 three-pointers and was named the MVP. John Caleb Sanders followed close behind with 17.0 ppg through the four-game span. Sanders tied a career-high with 27 points in Liberty's 2013 Big South Championship finals victory over Charleston Southern (87-76, March 10, 2013). - Liberty enters the tournament as the No. 5 North seed for the second straight year. The Flames also enter postseason play with the same regular-season record (11-20) as the 2012-13 squad.
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The essential health benefits of a good night's sleep
The Essential Health Benefits of a Good Night's Sleep
We all know that getting enough sleep is essential to feeling active and
alert during the day. All you need is one bad night's sleep to know just
how much it can affect your mood and productivity levels. But what are
the actual health benefits of sleep?
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the main ones to be aware of.
Boost Your Immune System
One of the key health benefits of sleep is that it can help to strengthen your
immune system so you can avoid getting ill. If you often find yourself catching
colds or getting sick, lack of sleep could be the problem.
There are suggestions that lack of sleep affects the regulation of chemicals that
the immune system produces, and this could mean you are more vulnerable to
picking something up. If you are feeling tired and worn out from a lack of sleep,
make sure you get enough sleep to increase the chances of staying healthy.
Help your Heart
There is research to suggest that the risk of strokes and heart attacks goes up when
you do not get enough sleep, so a healthier heart is one of the long-term benefits of
getting enough sleep. Not getting enough sleep in the long-term can increase
stress, and that can increase the risk of high blood pressure and heart disease.
Maintain a Healthier Weight
If you are trying to lose weight, you may find that a lack of sleep is making it
more difficult to see results. There are suggestions that lack of sleep can
affect the levels of various hormones like leptin, which reduces hunger. Lack
of sleep could also slow your metabolism, so get more sleep and you may
find it easier to reach your weight goals.
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Lack of sleep can lead to a lack of energy, and this can have a negative effect on
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For many years, we have been told to avoid prolonged exposure to the sun because of health risks like sunburn and, more seriously, skin cancer. Now a new study found that getting too little sun can cause problems as well. According to recent research, women who consistently avoided direct sunlight had a greater mortality risk from all causes, including skin cancer, than their counterparts with higher sun exposure.
Sunlight is the main source of vitamin D. Deficiencies in this vitamin are linked to multiple health threats, among them cardiovascular disease and aggressive types of skin cancer, the scientists involved in the study said.
The findings, which were published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, run contrary to recommendations by most experts. Excessive sun exposure is a known cause of skin cancer, which is now the most common form of all cancers, according to the Cleveland Clinic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urge people to take preventive measures such as wearing protective clothing and sunscreen to avoid skin damage at all times.
While the authors of this latest study acknowledge the importance of protecting the skin, they say that the established guidelines may be too restrictive, especially in regions of the northern hemisphere where sunshine is limited. In populations living in these areas, there is epidemiological evidence that all-cause mortality is related to low vitamin D levels, the researchers concluded.
For the study, nearly 30,000 Swedish women, ages 25 to 64, were recruited from 1990 for a 20-year follow-up period where their sun exposure habits were recorded and analyzed in connection with their overall health. At the end of the study, 2545 participants had died.
"We have found that all-cause mortality was inversely related to sun exposure habits," wrote Pelle G. Linqvist, a researcher at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cintec, Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, and lead author of the study report. "The mortality rate amongst avoiders of sun exposure was approximately twofold higher compared with the highest sun exposure group. […] Following sun exposure advice that is very restrictive in countries with low solar intensity might in fact be harmful to women's health," she added.
The caveat here is that the study only involved women from Sweden who were presumably of light skin color. The amount of sun exposure each individual received was self-reported, and no blood samples for the determination of vitamin D levels, or information about the use of vitamin D supplements were collected.
Other experts have suggested that the importance of sun exposure as a vitamin D source has diminished due to fortification of many foods we consume today, including dairy products. Also, using supplements can make up for some deficiencies that may result from staying indoors or living in places with fewer sunny days.
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This image had never been seen by the human eye, until our team, in this case led by Dr Roy Wogelius and graduate student Nick Edwards, used state-of-the-art infra-red technology to reveal and map the fossilized soft tissue from this beautifully-preserved reptile.
These infra-red maps are backed up by the first ever element-specific maps of organic material in fossil skin generated using X-rays at the Stanford synchrotron in the USA, working in collaboration with Dr Uwe Bergmann at SLAC. This is the same technology that was used to hed light on the chemical ghost of feathers preserved in Archaeopteryx, published again by our team last year in PNAS.
Chemical details are clear enough that we able to propose how this exceptional preservation occurs. When the original compounds in the skin begin to break down they form chemical bonds with trace metals, and under exceptional conditions these trace metals act like a 'bridge' to minerals in the sediments. This protects the skin material from being washed away or decomposing further...literally a fossiliferous hard-hat!
Roy is as chuffed as ever about the results, saying, "The mapped distributions of organic compounds and trace metals in 50 million year old skin look so much like maps we've made of modern lizard skin as a check on our work, it is sometimes hard to tell which is the fossil and which is fresh."
Roy is also keen to point out to the palaeontological community that, "These new infra-red and X-ray methods reveal intricate chemical patterns that have been overlooked by traditional methods for decades."
The new images are compelling, and represent the next step in our research programme to use modern analytical chemistry and 21st century techniques to understand how such remarkable preservation occurs, and work towards discovering more on the fossil chemistry preserved in ancient life.
These new results imply that trace metal inventories and patterns in ancient reptile skin, even after fossilisation, can indeed be compared to modern reptiles. The infra-red light causes sweet vibrations in the fossilized skin, and a map of where these vibrations occur can be obtained from a fossil by using a trick: a tiny crystal (like an old phonograph record stylus) which moves from point-to-point in a programmable grid across the surface.
At each point where the tiny crystal touches the fossil, an infra-red beam that shines through the crystal reflects off of the crystal base, but a small amount of the beam probes beyond the interface- and if organic compounds are present, they absorb portions of the beam and change the reflected signal.
This has allowed our team to non-destructively map large fossils which do not themselves transmit or reflect the beam – a revolutionary process for paleontologists.
Nick Edwards, first author on the publication, said: "The ability to chemically analyse rare and precious fossils such as these without the need to remove material and destroy them is an important and long overdue addition to field of palaeontology.
Here physics, palaeontology and chemistry have collided to yield incredible insight to the building blocks of fossilized soft tissue. The results of this study have wider implications, such as understanding what happens to buried wastes over long periods of time. The fossil record provides us with a long-running experiment, from which we can learn in order to help resolve current problems.
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When I was 21 weeks pregnant with G, we found out that he would be a boy and had already decided on his name and that giraffes would play a role in his nursery decor. The costume was a given. The funny thing was that we found it last September, guessed on the size and hoped for the best.
Luckily, it could not have been more perfect and G did spend his very first Halloween as the cutest giraffe I've ever seen ;-) This boy will do all he can to get out of wearing a regular hat but, a giraffe hood? Bring it on. He was happy as could be all suited up.
We took him to the walking path around our local resevoir to take these photos. He was so intruigued by all of the leaves and surrounding trees that he didn't even attempt to crawl around. This may become a new favorite spot for seasonal photo shoots.
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Discovered in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain, Québec City was the first European colony founded north of Mexico's Rio Grande. More than ever Québec City offers many festivals and attractions to all cruise passengers. This is Québec City!
When you arrive at the port you will catch a glimpse, from a cliff overhanging the Saint Lawrence River, the majestic Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, which is the most photographed hotel in the world.
Often referred to as the most romantic city in Canada, you are sure to fall under the spell of the European charm of Old Québec, the only fortified city in North America, declared an international heritage site by UNESCO. Its history is evoked by the old churches, stone houses, fortifications and canons that surround it to this day.
What a delight it is to walk along the Promenade des Gouverneurs, which runs along Cap Diamant, from the Fairmont Château Frontenac all the way to the Plains of Abraham, and to discover the star-shaped Citadelle. A horse-drawn carriage ride through its narrow, winding streets is the ideal way to fall under its charm. There are several must-see places to visit to go back in time to the origins of New France: the Place-Royale and Petit Champlain quarter where Samuel de Champlain built his first home in 1608, and the Old Port of Québec. Numerous festivals and events are held throughout the year. Don't miss the fabulous image mill spectacular night presentation!
Less than 30 minutes from downtown, you will appreciate the landscapes of the Île d'Orléans, the Côte-de-Beaupré and the magnificent Montmorency Falls, which are 30 metres higher than Niagara Falls. A trip to the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, internationally renowned pilgrimage site, is also an absolute must.
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In the Toledano Families Home Page at http://members.tripod.com/~Yacov_Tal/sub-pages/history-english.html Ya'acov Tal Toledano, is making that story available to all.
Beginning with the history of the name Toledano, as well as providing the background of the family throughout the world, this website is an incredible journey of a Sephardic Family through many generations. Information on each of the various branches is given and even a beautiful pedigree of one of the families from Gibraltar is provided.
In addition to the website, a book of the family, "The Descendants of Daniel Toledano" has been published. This book detailing 17 generations of the family history, covers 430 years of Rabbi Daniel Toledano's descendants history. For anyone researching this family, both the website and the book would be wonderful resources.
As the email address of Yacov Tal Toledano is provided I would recommend anyone interested in the family contact him so that the history can be told and preserved.
I would also like to express my thanks for his granting of permissions so that the Toledanos of Gibraltar can be added to the Jews of Africa and the Orient database.


text: Hi! I'm SpiritWolf1471 (Just call me Spirit or Wolfy ^^) I live on a farm in the south island of NEW ZEALAND! I'm into drawing & Do a lot of drawings of animals mainly, I also love PE, DTG ( digital technology), History, Motorbikes, PC's, Exploring, Music, Reading. I was born on July the 18th, My favorite color is 'Blue' or 'Bright green' (I like to call it Highlight green CX), I love the rain & Snow. I've currently got 4 pets, a 13 year old BIG FAT tabby tom (Tom = Male cat) His name is Jack, I've had him basically all my life, I really don't know what i would do without him sometimes, I can tell him everything and he just listen, and makes me feel bitter whenever i'm sad. Jack also thinks he's top dog (Even thought hes a cat) he act as if hes boss and what he says gos, He tells the dogs off (2 dogs at home but ones my pet & the other's my dads). I've also got a 2 year old puppy, Named Cozmo! its is spelt with a Z for Zoom XD Cozmo is a Collie X Shepard, but when you look of him you don't really think that, hes got that red collie coat with the black patches of a Shepard, Cozmo has more energy then he knows what to do with, Cozmo just loves to play, No matter how cold it get down here he just wants to get up and go! He cant sit or stand still for more then a second lol. My other two pets, Are Lucky & Holly, the are both female sheep, I've had them since they were little little Lambs <3 THEY ARE NOT FOR EATING BTW , Lucky is about 4-5 years old (Cant remember if its 4 or 5 sorry cx), and Holly is 2-3 years old. When you look at them Lucky is the shorter but fatter one & Holly the taller thinner one, But they are both white so unless you kinda know them its hard to tell them apart, Lucky like to be around people and is not afraid of anything, not even dogs, Holly is a little more scared of things but she loves getting huges from me and my family. If there is anything more you want to know, Just ask me i will tell you ALSO anything